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NATURE NOTES 
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. 
Birmingham and Midland send a fairly satisfactory Annual Report, 
especially in the matter of prizes to schools. Two answers quoted are too good 
not to be repeated here : — “ We must not close up swallows, because we have no 
atmosphere in this country.” “ We see some lads with sticks knock everything 
down, beautiful or not ; how bad the country looks, and how grieved Mr. Ruskin 
would be ; you never see a young lady knock down beautiful flowers, she goes 
on gentle, and says, ‘ How pretty.’ ” 
Proposed Manchester Branch. — Dr. Graham Renshaw kindly promises 
to mention the aims of the Society at all his zoological lectures. 
FIELD CLUB RAMBLES. 
Saturday, May 6. — Abinger. Leave Gomshall Station on arrival of train 
leaving Cannon Street, 1.32 ; London Bridge, 1.34. Walk to Abinger Hammer, 
where late arrivals might join the party at 4. Then proceed along the Dorking 
High Road to Paddington Pond, and through Frogberry Lane to Lord Farrer’s 
Rough. Miss Forster has kindly offered to provide tea at West Hackhurst. 
Guide, Mr. R. Harrison. 
Saturday, May 13. — Oxshott and Claremont. Leave Waterloo, 2.17 p.m. 
Book to Oxshott. Single ticket, third class, is. 5d. Arrive Oxshott, 2.56. 
Walk by F"air Mile and Claygate to Esher, where tea will be taken. Return 
from Esher Station. Guide, Professor Boulger. 
Saturday, May 20. — Purley Down and Purley. Book return to .Sanderstead. 
Victoria, 2.30; London Bridge, 2.25; Thornton Heath, 2.51 ; East Croydon, 
2.59. At Purley was the residence of Horne Tooke, who there wrote his 
“ Diversions of Purley.” Note large fossiliferous chalk-pit close to station. 
Saturday, MayZ"]. — St. George’s Hills. Meet at Weybridge Station, 3.10. 
Train leaves Waterloo (main line) 2.29 ; .Surbiton, 2.52. Does not stop at 
Clapham Junction. Route vi& St. George’s Hills and P'ox Warren to Park 
Farm, Byfleet, where tea will be provided. Guide, Dr. Willson. 
Saturday, June 3. — Burnham Beeches. Paddington, 2.25 ; Slough, 3.3. 
Walk from Slough to Burnham Beeches vi& Stoke Poges. There will probably be 
public brakes by which to return to Slough, if desired. Guide, ^Ir. H. W. 
Ravenshaw. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Salcombe.* — Escallonia macrantha, belonging to the Saxifragacece, a native 
of South America. 
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